| Saigon for 3 days |
Guest Rating: 9 |
paul T.
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Australia
Couple
Date of Stay: 17 Jun 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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We only stayed for 3 days but found this hotel to be very good. Staff are very willing if sometimes not always on the ball which is more to do with it being Vietnam. Excellent room ( 406 )which was clean and very comfortable and well appointed. Had a DVD player which allowed us to check the DVD's and CD's that we bought.No problems with those either.Good position and easy to get to everything. Good value for money but like all hotels expensive to eat and drink in but there are any number of bars and resturants around it. Very happy to recommend this hotel.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Do take one of the day trips that take in the War Museum and Reunification Palace. There are lots of tour companies around the hotel locale.Cost about US$8.
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| Clean and comfort Hotel |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
choo T.
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Malaysia
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 05 Jun 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Clean , convenient for shopping and staff are
helpful.Nice and comfortable room. One of the internet computer was affected with
virus. Need to clean up at least two days once ,
to avoid inconvenience for customer. Shopping Tip : Convenient for food and shopping for clothing /
electrical appliances.
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| My Stay @ Metrople Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietna |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
teik K.
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Malaysia
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 05 Jun 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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In town centre, easily assesible. Hotel is blocked by a petrol station. It take away the grandness of the hotel.
The water pressure is not strong enough and as such you don't enjoy your bath. Although it was an old hotel, it has been tastefully renovated. The room is very pleasant and comfortable. The linens are clean and smell fresh. The hotel also provides a range of TV channels to suit everyones need. They provide good breakfast spread comparable to major hotels. The staff is friendly and helpful. Will definitely stay in Metrople hotel should I visit HCM city again. Value for money.
Travel tip : On the opposite left side of the hotel is a cafe that is cosy for you to enjoy a cup of Vietnamese coffee or a round of beer.
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hirofumi S.
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Japan
Couple
Date of Stay: 02 Jun 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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Service and staff are good location is far from centre of city. Totally good hotel, staff is kind and room is clean. But if trasnportation is in mid-night, it is better to check taxi name carefully because there are many low grade taxi.
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| Nice Place to Stay |
Guest Rating: 8 |
tince T.
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Indonesia
Couple
Date of Stay: 29 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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Services, Food and Room is perfect... While i stay in this hotel, i have problem with the TV, seems that the TV is old one... Nice place to stay for business trip and even for tourist...i found so many tourist there...
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| YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
david S.
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Australia
Other
Date of Stay: 16 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
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4/10 |
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Hotel is well positioned in area close to major attractions and accesable to other parts of city
Concierge have great language skills
Door men are charming, well informed & always ready to assist
Rooms & bathrooms are clean although basically appointed
Buffet breakfast has sufficient variety to accommodate most tastes
Has pool and bar open late
Restaurant lacks many basic service skills
Although rooms airconditioned some floors very hot and musty
Slow lifts, sometimes out of order(But it is in a developing country)
Smoking allowed all throughout the lobby and in restaurant which often meant very displeasurable eating experiences.
The evening bar is a little on the tacky side if you are a woman traveller, lots of bar maids in skimpy clothes desperate for the affections of the male patrons and the massage/spa available on level two offers a little more than I would like to find in a hotel!!
Five of us travelled to saigon in May 2009,staying at the Metropole twice, once for two nights and again later during our tour of Vietnam for another three nights.
Before leaving Australia I organised through the hotel to be met by transport at the airport since with five travellling we needed room for luggage.
I received a very prompt email response saying that this was confirmed and they looked forward to welcoming us. We arrived at the airport and were not met by anyone from the hotel, we found our own way there.
Upon arrival we were greeted with efficiency but there was no appology for the lack of transport. This happened again second time visiting even after requesting transport again.
Our queen superior rooms were clean and the bathrooms sufficiently appointed,no face washers and tissues weren't re-filled by housekeeping but happy with the well working cooling. Beds were quite hard and the pillows huge, none of our party of five were impressed with this lack of comfort but the bedding was clean.
Room service is 24hrs which is perfect when arriving late in the evening if unsure about heading out so late on the first night.
Breakfast offered everything that we expected so all were happy. Dinner at the hotel however isn't very satisfying, lots of menu items unavailable and god forbid if you order champagne, they have a good wine list but nothing was in the fridge so when ordered it would just be opened and put in a bucket of ice.
Smokers being allowed everywhere made dining sometimes distasteful.
The staff are very friendly but on returning to the metropole for the second time after spending a couple of weeks in five star accommodations the lack of professionalism and poor service standards are glearingly obvious.
We had booked the same room types but the room we received second time round was smaller and not as bright, I paid $20 US extra per night to be upgraded to their suite. It was huge, had great view but again housekeeping didn't re-fill things.
Shopping Tip : The chemist directly across the raod from the hotel is one of the rare ones in Vietnam not to stock much of anything, if desperate, don't waste time going there instead head down the street a bit further towards Market and you will find many others far better stocked.
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| ho chi minh |
Guest Rating: 9.7 |
brendan S.
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Australia
Couple
Date of Stay: 07 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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For our first stop on our first visist to vietnam, the Metropole was an excelent place to be. It was a good location, within close walking or taxi distance to nearby sights. The staff were very helpful, the pool and bar area quite convenient and the breakfast was beautiful. Also the rooms are quite nice and quiet.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : When trying to cross the road in ho chi minh, just walk! Its no use trying to dodge the millions of motorbikes, just walk and they will dodge you!
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| Good hotel with price |
Guest Rating: 9 |
supasit S.
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Thailand
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 06 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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- Price is good for that location
- Room is small but good condition - Poor swimming pool and fitness room If you go Saigon 1 or 2 person for little exciting experience, this hotel is best for that.
But if you are with kids, I think you better book hotel near to Rex Hotel ( that area is more convinience for foreigner)
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| My visit to Ho chi minh City |
Guest Rating: 9 |
sajith K.
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India
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 05 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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Hotel staffs were excellent, breakfast is fantastic. prefer wi-fi internet connections in the rooms also. Good hotel with excellent staffs all are very helpful. very loyal staffs.
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| Comfortable stay |
Guest Rating: 6.3 |
kean B.
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Malaysia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 03 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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4/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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6/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Nice breakfast
Friendly staffs Air-con needs maintenance (water dripping)
TV is not working I think the staffs at the front desks and at the lobby were very friendly, from the moment i stepped into the hotel lobby. The check-in took me rather long to get into my room, but there was no issue in regards to getting myself a comfortable room. When I thought that I got a room with good condition to stay in, it was found that the TV is not working and the air-con has a problem with water dripping. However, the maintenance guy came in pretty fast to fix the problems once after I gave the reception a call. From my opinion, I still these problems could have been fixed before handing the room for the guests to stay in.
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| Good choice |
Guest Rating: 8 |
fabien G.
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France
Family with young children
Date of Stay: 03 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Good rooms,
Good location,
Excellent breakfast,
Good facilities. Based on the discount earned through Agoda, the pricing is excellent compared to the quality of service.
The location is convenient and easy to come from/go to the airport.
Good quality of service.
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| Good Little Find |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
phillipa A.
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Australia
Couple
Date of Stay: 02 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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4/10 |
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Clean and tidy rooms, helpful staff, close to eateries and bars, nice breakfast Bar food needed improving, travel desk had unhelpful staff The hotel is good value for money, it has a small pool if needed, helpful desk staff, nice breakie, nice rooms, walking distance to local eateries and bars and very easy to get taxis if needed. Although not in the centre of the town (ie where all the upmarket shops and hotels are), it is closer to more local shops and restaurants. Staff are very helpful if you are not sure where to go.
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| Satisfactory stay |
Guest Rating: 6.3 |
kean B.
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Malaysia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 01 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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4/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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4/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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Good breakfast - value for money
Poor maintenance - tv not working and air-con dripping when checked into room. The room was nice and comfortable to stay with wireless internet access. The front desk staffs and the bell boys was very helpful and friendly. The condition and maintenance of facilities in the room was not very pleased as the TV could not received any channels when I checked in. Water dripping out from the air-con system in the room was encountered. The buffet breakfast served in the hotel restaurant was very nice with a fusion of asian and western cuisines.
Shopping Tip : Good walking distance to Ben Thanh market.
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| Worth the price |
Guest Rating: 6.3 |
wong C.
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Hong Kong
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 01 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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6/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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4/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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6/10 |
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Pretty good location, very friendly and helpful services. I have requested for a super deluxe room but have no such option on the website. However, I noted that they have such rooms upon arrival, and they cannot change for us coz we have booked the deluxe room, not even if I am willing to pay the extra USD10. As this room faces the back of the building, it's very dark all day.
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| Good Value For Money |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
simon T.
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Australia
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 29 Apr 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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The Metropole was clean, had a pool, a bar, massage centre, free business where you could use the internet at all times, breakfast was average and changed its menu from day to day. Its located near to the backpacker area but not so far away from all the sights of Saigon. Rooms were clean and well kept. Pillows were a bit to hard and the pillows were to thick. And the breakfast restraunt allowed smoking which being a non smoker was upsetting. Would definately stay here again and would recommend it to others. The staff are very welcoming and friendly and go out of their way to provide a happy stay to you.
Hotel Feature Tip : Cheap massage centre located n the second floor give it a go
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